mahkumu

This is the 13875th most frequent Turkish word.


mahkumu

"Mahkumu" means "the prisoner" or "the convicted" in English.


Here, 'mahkumu' is used in its direct meaning to indicate 'the prisoner' with a possessive suffix.

Bu hapishanedeki mahkumu dün kaçtı.

The prisoner in this prison escaped yesterday.


In this sentence, 'mahkumu' metaphorically refers to being confined by prejudices, expanding its meaning beyond the literal sense.

Toplum, önyargılarına mahkumu olmamalıdır.

Society should not be a prisoner of its prejudices.


This usage of 'mahkumu' highlights an abstract sense where being tied or subjected to a decision is likened to imprisonment.

Sen o yanlış kararın mahkumu oldun.

You became a prisoner of that wrong decision.